Continued from Meeting The Poet… It was 3 months exactly since we first met, this time Friday 13th December. There were only two Fri 13ths in 2019, and we’d met on both, neither of which were planned. We were supposed to have met the Wednesday before, but I’d pushed it back to Friday because I couldn’t be arsed to go out after a busy day … Continue reading A year in moments #12 – first date with The Poet
He laid awake, looking to his left. The light was just starting to peek through the curtains. She was facing away from him, sleeping. He watched her shoulder and the curve of her back, just exposed by the covers. She gently turned over to him, her eyelids giving away that she wasn’t yet awake. He watched her face; her beauty. He watched her breathe, the … Continue reading A year in moments #9 – the story based on a poem
Following my 2019 project ‘a year in people‘, 2020 is going to be ‘A year in moments’. The premise is the same; over the next 12 months I’m going to write stories about moments in my life. There’s no real structure as to what or why; that’ll depend on the story. I’m not committing to a certain amount or frequency, just that I’ll write and … Continue reading A year in moments
So that’s it; it’s the end of December 2019 (well, actually January 2020) and my year in people project is finished. When I started, I didn’t quite know what I’d end up writing; how many posts I’d be able to do or how it would all go. The only goal I set myself was to write stories about people that have touched my life in … Continue reading A year in people – the end
“Hi Michelle, sorry for the late notice but I’m going to have to cancel tonight. I split up with M yesterday and I’m not in the best state to meet I’m afraid! It’s all still a bit new and I have quite a lot to sort out. Hoping to stay in Christchurch though so hopefully we can meet up very soon, I’ll keep you posted! … Continue reading A year in people #81 – Michelle
When I first saw Tess I saw this edgy, trendy, cool chick. You know the kind, the ones that you can feel a bit intimidated by. She had a cool social media presence, worked in some trendy job in Brighton and had the best notebook for this running writing workshop we were at. And wore neat clothes. She just oozed cool. Some people just do, … Continue reading A year in people #80 – Tess
I love New Zealand. I also love the UK. Some people think you can’t do this, that it has to be one or the other; that living in New Zealand means dissing the UK, and this really bugs me. You can’t really compare the two. Bloody comparison is the thief of joy. Yes, there are many things I love about New Zealand. And yes, some … Continue reading New Zealand vs the UK
I’m taking requests of people to write about in September and one of my friends asked if I’d write a post about myself. Hmmmm that’s not really the point, but I guess I did put it out there. I asked him in what context. “Not sure really. A bit of self reflection… How you see yourself… Strengths / weaknesses… Something like that.” “Well, I kind … Continue reading A year in people #76 – future me
Every day Nate laughs and shakes his head at me. Mainly because every day I generally ask him the same things (how was your evening) and say the same stuff (isn’t today a GREAT day?) in a very enthusiastic manner. I’m sure he finds me mildly annoying. Every new starter is given a tongue-in-cheek-but-is-it-really Nate warning, and there’s a standing joke that he’s not allowed … Continue reading A year in people #75 – Nate
